Dude, read a book on the Achaemenid army.Calathar said:this whole persian bs is rather funny, but
Are you ******** retarded? The Athenians actually saw training as cowardly.... Greeks weren't trained? Are u stupid m8? Actually all hoplites were proffesional mercenaries, fighting all around ancient world for money.
They are famous now, among idiots watching history channel. Read an actual book. The hoplites WERE the militia, moron. Their own sources attest to that. The only regular, trained force in Greece in 480 was the Spartans. There were a few semi-regular mercenary forces as well, but those were generally veterans seeking employment.Yup, militia wasn't trained, but the core of ancient greek armies were hoplites, and they were far more superior in training, tactics and equipment than Persians.
1. Alexander's victories relied on his cavalry. His infantry, which wasn't hoplites, was there only to hold the enemy infantry.ALso, why did Alexander beat the hell out of Persians so easily if they were so superior to Greeks/Macedonians?
BS, BS, BS.Asty said:First, hello every one.
Second, every Greek citizens was trained, all major greek city states have gymnasium and palestre who was the base of education of the polites, the greek hoplites was far better than all elites persians soldiers, the history prove it. Out numbered the greek ofen manage to win. by the time of Alexander 6 years of wars was enough to break the so great persian empire Mr Roach, and don't tell me please to go read book because I have a big Bibliotheque and some of my friends are historian and I never learn from internet, you sum up the Median War with one (Salamine) battle don't forget Platea, Mycale, the anabasis from Xenophon ect...
True the persian army was great war machine, but they meet there masters. And you forget they don't have to fight with all the greek city only a few, what will hapen if greek was unified they will crush Persian like mosqitos on a table.
So you see only what you want to see, and say only what you want to say. Be a little more honest with yourself and little more polite with the other please, don't be so fanatic with persians and so rascist with Greeks.
I wish you a good day.
Ps. sorry for my english is not my native language.
Asty said:Viking_Dane you right, and I won't spare my time on this tread. Mr Roach you can post and post again, insult, cry, but you won't change the result of history. The team tell you the mod is unfinished and unbalanced, so wait to see, they put a lots of works on it and I believe it will be one of the best mod around.Patient.
shostak said:Roach my good man, please don't start a debate and then scream BS everytime someone posts a response that doesn't correspond to your opinion. You claerly belive that you know everything there is to know about this era of history, and nothing anyone says will change that.
Gentlemen (and ladies) please don't bother posting in this thread, since it will clearly serve no purpose.
I strongly suggest that this thread is locked.
shostak said:Roach my good man, please don't start a debate and then scream BS everytime someone posts a response that doesn't correspond to your opinion. You claerly belive that you know everything there is to know about this era of history, and nothing anyone says will change that.
Gentlemen (and ladies) please don't bother posting in this thread, since it will clearly serve no purpose.
I strongly suggest that this thread is locked.
alexispao said:shostak said:Roach my good man, please don't start a debate and then scream BS everytime someone posts a response that doesn't correspond to your opinion. You claerly belive that you know everything there is to know about this era of history, and nothing anyone says will change that.
Gentlemen (and ladies) please don't bother posting in this thread, since it will clearly serve no purpose.
I strongly suggest that this thread is locked.
This.
So many people posted their opinions and you simply choose to ignore and doubt every one that doesn't reflect your own opinion.
Your nationalist feelings do not change the fact your ancestors got their azz whooped by the Greeks repeatedly during the ancient times. Yes, the Persian Empire was great, yes, you had a great army and all that, but don't you come here like a little kid whining because you cannot comprehend that someone can actually manage to be a better soldier than a Persian one.
This.Viking_Dane said:i think people should stop posting and take this somewhere else stop taking up lynores thread
alexispao said:Your nationalist feelings do not change the fact your ancestors got their azz whooped by the Greeks repeatedly during the ancient times. Yes, the Persian Empire was great, yes, you had a great army and all that, but don't you come here like a little kid whining because you cannot comprehend that somone can actually manage to be a better soldier than a Persian one.